[Editor's Note: Today we're honored to have a guest-written entrance from Robert Marshall, who recently went curling with associate Chicago reader James Huening. -- PL]
By Robert RPM Marshall
James JTH Huening as great as you went to a Chicago Curling Club upon November 1st as part of their learn to curl program. The place was some-more or less similar to a country club. There was a loll with a bar, as great as a locker room had fancy-pants things for your hair as great as liquids to gargle. There was additionally tons of great design with a curling theme, similar to this cut with a chisel above a mantle.
And then there was a American Curling History Museum, curated by this gin-swilling associate declared Jim, who was a right correct brag gent. The museum often housed pins, though it had lots of cold artifacts too, similar to this teapot in a shape of a curling stone. Plus there were lots of great trophies which could have a hockey gymnasium of celebrity sceptical (some have been shown upon this page), as great as betwixt a museum as great as a club was a unequivocally great curling-style schuffleboard game, complete with mini-stones.
After you accomplished casing a place, it was time to watch a short movie about impassioned curling. Sort of a mixed of this as great as this (keeping in thoughts which everybody outward of a curling cult knows a tiny message during a end of this clip). From there you spread out as great as headed out to a ice for a little tutorials as great as plan talks. Thats me upon a right, with a few hair-control devices in place to keep my mop manageable. There was a single guy upon my organisation who not only didnt conclude my barrettes (go figure) though he additionally unequivocally sucked up to a clergyman as great as requested whim brooms whilst I, as great as you hold James too, opted for wood. Did you discuss a ice featured a unequivocally cold clock?
Once a instructions were out of a way, it was time to chuck a integrate of ends. An end is when both teams throws 8 stones (two by any player from a hack over a hog line aiming for a button during a center of a house). James was essentially his teams captain (lead or skip), as illustrated here by a woman underneath a Canadian dwindle holding out her arm, which tells a curler which spin or curl to put upon a stone, as great as where to aim. you was a lowly sweeper, which was utterly a cardio workout, as great as you swear its true.
Now you dont meant to brag (read: you all meant to brag), though you happened to chuck a mill which landed square upon a button with nary a sweep. Notice how a ladies chasing it down have been not sweeping. Of course, it was after knocked out by a single of my teammates, though thats fine (read: thats not during all okay).
After a dual ends, you late to a loll for a giveaway Labbatts, which you followed with an additional giveaway Labbatts provided by a Russian integrate upon Jamess organisation not regulating their splash tickets, which you chased with a Labbatts paid for for us by a club boss who was recruiting both of us, though generally James, to join a cult. you have to say, as much fun as it was, it was unequivocally cult-esque, kind of similar to which table hockey league you played in. So cult = often good.
Let us right away turn a courtesy to a Uni Watch portion of a program. Now, if youve follwed Jamess posts in a comments section, Im certain you have noticed which hes a real swell fellow, though he must have woken up with a bee in his carp which day, as great as ready to begin a quarrel check this out. Can you hold it!? To a untrained eye its a great kit, though lets take a closer look during which hat. Its a wool tweed herringbone worn by a IRISH, for a cornmothers sake. And you were curling, a Scottish/Canadian sport. What gaul (sic)!!! He should have gone tam as great as kilt. you meant really, was he trying to get us kicked out of a joint with his tomfoolery? It was sooooo embarrassing.
Fortunately, a single of us had it together as great as dressed with a dignity a competition requires. The sweater, you am broke to say, you stitched for similar to 8 hours (or until 5am) a night before. In addition to a tiger upon a front, it had this upon a behind (translation: Free Fighting / Wrestling Curling Club) in glittered black felt.
So James, by trait of being compared with me, was off a hook with a cult members who were sharpened animation darts out of their eyes during his total fashion blunder Irish messabout. you swear, you cant take him anywhere.
The many appropriate 4 minutes youll outlay today: Paul here. The full Dock Ellis video clip, produced by No Mas, is right away available. Do yourself a preference as great as watch it right now:
How great is that? (Answer: Very, unequivocally great.)
In box you hadnt noticed: Page 2 got a big redesign this week, as great as a revised format includes a brand brand brand brand brand new Page 2 Blog, to which you posted a tiny grant yesterday afternoon (its not perma-linked, so you cant link without delay to it, though its a a single headlined Spying upon Roy Williams). Were all being speedy to contributie to this brand brand brand brand brand new P2 blog, so Ill substantially have my fair share of things there. How will which start this site? Here have been a little groups of calm Ive been considering:
In actuality, a P2 blog shouldnt have any start upon us here, solely which you competence occasionally take an object which would have finished up in a Ticker, expand upon it a bit, as great as run it upon P2. Ill try to notify you when which happens, substantially around this thingie.
Oh, as great as vocalization of tech thingies, Johnny Ek whispered 4 magic words in my ear yesterday: Uni Watch iPhone app. Not a reality yet, though hes working upon it.
Coming soon: Uni Watch cattle-ranching uniforms: Thanks for all a certain feedback upon yesterdays beefsteak entry. Many of you inquired about beefsteak lore, beefsteak protocol, how you can chuck your own beefsteak, etc. If you want to teach yourself upon a topic, you strongly suggest dual articles: The initial as great as (by far a many important) is Joseph Mitchells seminal 1938 New Yorker piece, All You Can Hold for Five Bucks, which you can download as a PDF here. And during a risk of mooing my own horn, you consider youll find my New York Times article+video about a North Jersey beefsteak stage instructive as well.
Several of you additionally inquired about meat-centric cookbooks. Personally, you gaunt heavily upon The Complete Meat Cookbook, The River Cottage Meat Book, Charcuterie, The Whole Beast, Serious Barbecue, as great as substantially a few others which have been evading me during a moment (I could check my kitchen bookshelf, though which would inhere upon foot fifteen complete feet, so dont think about it). That should be enough to get you started, yes? Yes.
FYI: The site will be down from about 2am-4am eastern Sunday, whilst a web host performs a little basic server maintenance.
Uni Watch News Ticker: The Avs have eventually denounced their alternate jersey, which looks just similar to you pronounced it would (i.e., unequivocally bad) some-more than dual months ago. Awesome set of brand brand brand brand brand new pin-up illos from Rob Ullman. Id contend this a single ranks between his many appropriate ever, as well as lets give special props to Dawn Santin, whos essentially a Yankees air blower though consecrated this portrait of herself as a marriage present for her Phils-obsessed husband. you was examination a little of a brand brand brand brand brand new Battlestar Galactica series, which has a subplot about a sports organisation which ends up branch in to a organisation of insurgency fighters, says Ed Hahn. The organisation is a Caprica Buccaneers, as great as they have a logo. Also, a single of a warm-ups from a series was up for sale upon eBay Canada. Marty Turco discusses his brand brand brand brand brand new facade in this video shave (with interjection to William Banowsky). Okay, so you knew Ron Guidry was nicknamed Gator, though did you know he had a tiny Izod alligator upon his spikes? (Nice find by Thomas Hupp.) How great would it be to play for a organisation called a Sheetrocks? (Great find, Kirsten.) New World Cup pack for Russia. Dylan Houser has designed a shoe pick up for Puma, desirous by a 700 level during Veterans Stadium. Further details in this video clip. Oh man, how cold is this! And no immature dot upon a back, Im guessing (big interjection to Zak Kalina). You know how college football teams infrequently have mixed players wearing a same uni number? Thats a real draw towards for during slightest a single beat writer (with interjection to Nicholas Roznovsky). Happened to locate which Jane Lynchs impression upon Glee infrequently wears an Adidas lane fit with a trademark upon a behind covered by patches, records Dan Cichalski. you mentioned which to Kirsten, who pronounced Lynchs lane fit branding was recently discussed in this All Things Considered interview. She [Lynch] pronounced theyre slowing switching to Nike, says Kirsten, because Fox is big upon Nike, or something to which effect. It comes up during a 2:00 mark in a interview. Faaaaascinating. Hahahaha, everybody laughed during Jay Cutler final night because he threw a shitload of interceptions wore a cap with a old-fashioned NFL trademark (good locate by Chuck Pearson). Mother lode of contributions from Jeremy Brahm, including brand brand brand brand brand new logos for a 2011 Mens Team Handball World Championships (pretty awesome, right?), a BJ League [basketball] All-Star Game, as great as a JBL All-Star Game, as well as a basketball facemask which looks some-more similar to a bad Halloween costume. And wait, some-more from Jeremy! The Saitama Broncos of a BJ League have pickles upon their uniform. Actually it is a Japanese eggplant this is their sponsor. They additionally have a player whose NOB is a unaccompanied T. Scandalous headlines out of a Bronx, where it turns out which Yogi Berras late 8 is upside-down, as you can cearly see by comparing it to Bill Dickeys 8. Quick, glow a complete staff! Remember which article from yesterday about eliminating football helmets altogether? Turns out which you could do which as great as still say a games visible firmness (with interjection to Russell Goutierez). Lebron James says hes starting to shift his uni number. Even by a common standards of corporate douchebaggery, this story unequivocally takes a biscuit. Please, Mr. Really Big Asteroid, just plow right in to a planet already were ready. Fuck, were overdue.
One final reminder: Assuming Mr. Really Big Asteroid takes a few days to process requests (I hear hes a bustling fella), Ill look brazen to saying lots of you during a Uni Watch party upon Sunday, 2:30pm, during Sheep Station. But once a partys over, Mr. Asteroid, glow away.
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